In the beginning: Jefferson Elementary SchoolEditor’s Note: This is the fifth of a six-week series highlighting county and city schools before the school consolidations in the 1950s. Next week, the series will conclude with Maple Grove Elemen...

Bullock receives community supportin Metropolis, and most residents instantly know this hometown hero, originally from Metropolis, who was severely injured in Afghanistan on Nov. 13, 2013. Bullock, a member of the 3rd Battalion 7th...

MMH appoints Nutty, Klein to interim positionsPress Release The board of Massac Memorial Hospital recently announced the appointments of Christine Nutty as their new interim CEO and Gerald Klein as the new interim CFO. Nutty assumed responsibi...

Holder expresses opinion on pay freezeMassac County Sheriff Ted Holder expressed his opinion to Tuesday morning to Massac County Commissioners regarding the board’s lack of action in deciding whether or not to give the elected offices ...

Pooper scooper ordinance is on the booksIn a 6-1 vote with Alderman Richard Corzine voting against, the Metropolis City Council adopted an ordinance Monday night requiring animal possessors to pick up and/or remove feces from public and ...

Completion of bridge repair is nearPress Release A contractor for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced last week that even though paving has been completed on the Interstate 24 Ohio River Bridge, lanes will sti...

County board increases pay for one office holderMassac County Commissioners finally took action at Tuesday morning’s meeting on the topic of raises for the offices of treasurer, county clerk, sheriff and circuit clerk by establishing a 2 percent...

City preparing for next phase of sewer separation With one phase of the Combined Sewer Separation completed, it’s time to move to the next. A big part of that, however, is payment. In a 7-1 vote, with Alderman Bill Carrell voting against, the coun...